Fischbach Chapel
Hiking Highlight
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This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Parc naturel des Hautes-Fagnes – Eifel
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This chapel was built in 1830-1831 on the initiative of the knight Henri-Toussaint Fischbach, a Malmedy industrialist, in gratitude for the rescue of his father-in-law who was lost in the Fagne.
Source: mini-ardenne.be/search.phptranslated by
•April 19, 2022
In 1830, the industrialist Fischbach had the chapel built in gratitude for his rescue from the moorland.
translated by•January 18, 2022
Until 1865, the residents of the Baraque Michel rang the chapel bell every evening to show stray people the way. As a result, around 120 people were saved in the 19th century. In 1885 the chapel was enlarged. Source: Wikipedia
translated by•October 18, 2020
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